AltWeeklies Wire
Mother Hips' Flaccid Nostalgianew
Dear Mother Hips: This letter serves to send word to the band and your multiple publicity-courtin' machines that I won't be covering the upcoming Mother Hips shows.
Back from the Gravenew
A revitalized Stooges manage to show up the Black Lips and the Ponys, two young pretenders to the throne.
Baltimore City Paper |
Mikael Wood |
03-27-2007 |
Music
From DIY to NPOnew
The Girls Rock! Chicago summer camp gets serious.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
03-26-2007 |
Music
Be a Babe!new
Classical music's stars show that while chops are still necessary, beauty is a big bonus.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Donna Perlmutter |
03-23-2007 |
Music
SXSW: Testing Austin's City Limitsnew
Atlanta bands romp through music orgy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
03-22-2007 |
Music
Will New FCC Agreement Bring Indie Music to Commercial Airwaves?new
Critics will rightfully complain that the agreement is a mere token gesture in the face of deep, systemic problems -- but token gestures are preferable to indifference, and indifference is what indies generally get from commercial radio.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
03-21-2007 |
Music
'Rocky Mountain High' Now Official State Songnew
The Colorado Legislature just adopted John Denver's 1972 classic as one of the state's two official songs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
03-20-2007 |
Music
The Great Indie Rocker/Frat Boy Dividenew
The frat boy may be the hipster's most loathed, least defended figure.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
03-19-2007 |
Music
The Making of Malikanew
Less than two years after working as a Budweiser model at Oakland Raiders games, Malika Ubaka was hanging with Diddy on MTV.
Are Major-Label Deals Enough?new
As some St. Louis rappers ink major-label contracts, only to be left in the dark, others take their future into their own hands.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
03-16-2007 |
Music
404 Noise Festival: Difficult Listeningnew
The experimental sound showcase celebrates music without limitations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-15-2007 |
Music
Home Standnew
A decline in sales forces Suburban Home Records to scale back.
The Soul of ATLnew
Mighty Hannibal is just one example of a prolific Atlanta soul singer not getting the props he deserves.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
03-12-2007 |
Music
The Snorification of Indie Rocknew
In place of gutsy songwriting is a benign Axis of (Evil) Indie Influences -- David Byrne, Gordon Gano, and, now more often, Bruce Springsteen -- fueling a disturbingly dull trend of uniform mid-tempo crapola.
Rock in a Hard Placenew
Could Atlanta produce the next R.E.M.?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
03-08-2007 |
Music
